Councilmember LaBonge and Mayor Villaraigosa work with LADOT to keep L.A. moving
Councilmember LaBonge on Wilshire Boulevard at the 110 freeway for the announcement of the Mayor's new Traffic Relief Initiatives on Tuesday.
Councilmember Tom LaBonge joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday to lend his support for the Mayor’s new Traffic Relief Initiatives, a series of immediate measures designed to address what Councilmember LaBonge calls “the biggest problem facing the City of Los Angeles today.”
Capacity Crowd Attends Saturday's Silver Lake Community Meeting
Two hot-button issues regarding the Silver Lake Reservoir Complex attracted overflow crowds Saturday afternoon to Micheltorena School's auditorium. Originally billed as a meeting to discuss with stakeholders the status of the "meadow" park plan on the east side of the LADWP reservoir complex, the meeting was expanded to include an hour-long update on water quality of both Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs. Last fall, trace levels of bromate, a carcinogen, were found in this part of the city water system.
Councilmember LaBonge proposes greening LA's alleyways
Councilmember LaBonge's "Green Alley" initiative is modeled closely after the innovative and environmentally-friendly alleys of Chicago.
City of Chicago Department of Transportation
Councilmember Tom LaBonge has introduced a council motion to replicate a program initiated in the City of Chicago to replace asphalt alleys with roads covered with permeable materials to help move Los Angeles forward in its objective to be the greenest big city in America.
Councilmembers urge expansion of City's recycled water system
Councilmembers Tom LaBonge and Janice Hahn jointly introduced a Council motion to call for better use of recycled water for irrigation and industrial purposes, not for drinking, through the City’s “purple pipe” system. Citing the growing water shortage and pending drought, the members seek to have a comprehensive, multi-department approach to installing a dual pipe system where feasible in new city project and private developments.
CM LaBonge celebrates 105 years of Koreans in America
CM LaBonge was joined in council by distinguished members of LA's Korean-American community Friday.
Councilmember Tom LaBonge was joined by leaders of the Korean American community today to mark the 105th anniversary of Korean American immigration to the United States at a special presentation in John Ferraro Council Chambers.
Joining the councilmember was the Honorable Byung-Hyo Choi, Consul General of Korea, Billy Yoon, Korean American Foundation of Los Angeles and Chris Nam, Korean American Federation of Los Angeles. It was on January 13, 1903 when 102 Korean men, women and children crossed the Pacific to land in Hawaii, part of the first wave of 7,226 immigrants to this country.
Anti-Mansionization Ordinance Moves Forward to City Council
After two-and-a-half-years of study and numerous public hearings, the anti-mansionization ordinance initiated by Councilmember LaBonge moved out of committee Tuesday for consideration by the full Council. The three-member Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) panel voted unanimously to bring the measure forward along with a yet-to-be-written independent report on the potential fiscal impacts on property tax revenues if home sizes are restricted.
